Cream Cheese Pie Crust

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/8 tsp. salt
3 ounces cream cheese
1 stick (4 ounces) cold unsalted butter cut into small small cubes

Preparation:
In a food processor, combine the flour, salt, and cream cheese and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 8 seconds. Add the cold butter and process in short bursts until the mixture resembles small peas, about 3 seconds. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead lightly, just until the dough holds together.

Between 2 sheets of lightly floured wax paper, roll out the dough into a large round, 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Press into a 9 inch pie pan and trim any excess. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Bake as directed in recipes.

To bake unfilled crust, prick bottom of crust with fork tines and bake 15 to 20 minutes at 425°F.

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